The latest version of ESCApe Acquisition and Processing software is now available for systems already running on this software. It is important that ESCApe Users to upgrade to this latest version to benefit from additional software functionality.

We're exhibiting at ECASIA at the end of May. It offers the perfect opportunity for anyone interested in the latest developments from Kratos Analytical to discuss them face-to-face with Sales and Applications specialists. We're also presenting HAXPES Applications and Composition Analyses of Surface and Sub-Surface Interfaces - our latest work from our applications lab.

The pandemic has forced us to change the way we collaborate and share our scientific research. Is there a demand for in-person scientific conferences, meetings and exhibitions or has the move to virtual, online meetings replaced them? We're conducting a poll to gauge which meetings colleagues feel will be mots popular in the next 12 - 18 months.

It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Dr Martin Seah MBE in early June. Martin's career directly contributed to the success of the Kratos' surface analysis business group, establishing XPS as the primary technique for chemical surface characterisation. Whilst we mourn the loss, we also celebrate the significant contributions that Martin made to the advancement of XPS, AES and the surface analysis community.